{"id":16034,"date":"2016-03-02T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T20:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=16034"},"modified":"2019-05-13T12:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:43:48","slug":"16034_montclair-book-essay-contest-2016-elizabeth-and-hazel-two-women-of-little-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/2016\/03\/02\/16034_montclair-book-essay-contest-2016-elizabeth-and-hazel-two-women-of-little-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Montclair Book ESSAY CONTEST 2016–Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESSAY PROMPT<\/strong>
\nThe names Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery may not be well known, but the image of them from September 1957 surely is: a black high school girl, dressed in white, walking stoically in front of Little Rock Central High School, and a white girl standing directly behind her, face twisted in hate, screaming racial epithets. This famous photograph captures the full anguish of desegregation\u2014in Little Rock and throughout the South\u2014and an epic moment in the civil rights movement.\u00a0 David Margolick\u2019s book tells the remarkable story of two separate lives unexpectedly braided together.<\/p>\n

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Write an essay in which you make an argument for the possible meanings Elizabeth and Hazel:\u00a0 Two Women of Little Rock<\/em> might have for today\u2019s readers. Here are some questions that may be useful: \u00a0What did you learn from reading this book?\u00a0 How might the book be helpful in talking about racism and discrimination?\u00a0 What does it mean to take a stand against social injustice? Your essay should also make specific references to passages in Elizabeth and Hazel<\/em>\u00a0that support your conclusions.<\/p>\n

ESSAY CONTEST REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES:<\/strong>
\nLength:<\/strong> Between 1,000-1,500 words
\nFormat:<\/strong> Double space and use a 12-point font
\nSubmission:<\/strong>\u00a0 Entries must include<\/em> a separate title page with your name, essay title, and contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address.<\/em><\/p>\n

Evaluation criteria:
\n<\/strong>Each essay will be judged based on the extent and effectiveness with which it:
\n\u2022\u00a0 Engages audience
\n\u2022\u00a0 Communicates an argument effectively
\n\u2022\u00a0 Uses persuasive evidence
\n\u2022\u00a0 Addresses the question asked<\/p>\n

Eligible contestants:<\/strong> Open to all undergraduates enrolled at ÌÇÐÄvlog during the Fall 2015 or Spring 2016 semester<\/p>\n

Prizes:<\/strong>
\n1 winner will receive $100
\n2 runner ups will receive $25 each<\/p>\n

Submission Deadline extended: Monday, April 11, 2016<\/p>\n

How to Submit<\/strong>:\u00a0 Send an electronic copy to cwe@montclair.edu<\/a> and in the subject line enter \u201cMontclair Book Essay Contest.\u201d\u00a0 Entries must include a separate title page with your name, essay title, and contact information: phone number, email address, and mailing address.<\/em> In the email message, indicate the college or school in which you enrolled, the degree for which you are a candidate, and when you expect to graduate. If you have not yet declared a major, please indicate that as well. Entries without these requirements will not be accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ESSAY PROMPT The names Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery may not be well known, but the image of them from September 1957 surely is: a black high school girl, dressed in white, walking stoically in front of Little Rock Central High School, and a white girl standing directly behind her, face twisted in hate, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-154_center-for-writing-excellence","category-209_montclairbook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16034"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119325,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16034\/revisions\/119325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}